Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-05
VETO UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Legislature of New Hampshire
Passes a RescXmon Declaring the
Veto OF the Hazen Bill Unconstitu-
donai--Other Business.
CONCORD. \. IL. Nov. 4

CoNcoRp, \. H., Nov. 4.
In the House Friday forenoon, a confer.
ence committee was appointed on the Senate
amendment to the trus: law.
The judiciary Committee reported reso-
luton appropriating $1,000 in favor of Rich.
ard and Hannah B. Woodham, TO defray the
expenses of conducting their case before the
commission TO be appointed by the Cover
nor and Council 10 inquire into the charge
that they are unlawfully detained in the
asylum for the insane.
This report called out a long discussion
during which some features of the manage
ment of the asylum was sharply criticised BY
many of the participants. The resolution
then passed under suspension of the rules.
A debate occurred on the bill on amend
ment of new school law proposing TO abolish
special districts after which the measure was
referred to the next session of the legislature.
The senate bill TO insure the building OF
lhe Lake Shore railroad to assist in its con
struction, passed under suspension of the
rules. Amendments adopted by the session
Thursday, to the Dover 4 Winnepeseogec
railroad extension bill were unanimously
coucurred in.
The Senate amendments 10 the bill passed
by the Honse regulating fares and freights
was then called up.
The amendments contain substantially the
provisions of the Hazen bill relating TO the
minority in dissentient stockholders.
Mr.. Marston of Exeter said these amend
ments were not germane TO the bill and were
consequently in violation of the agreement
made when the deadlock was broken two
weeks ago, by which no general railroad legis-
lation could'be introduced this session, without
general consent. The bill, as passed by the
House secured cheap fares and freights
which all members desired, and the only way
to save those provisions was to non-concur
He moved that the conference committee
be appointed.
Mr.. Colby of Caremont differed with the
gentleman to the effect of the agreement and
hoped that the House would concur in the
amendments.
Mr.. Branch of Weare said the only effect
of the amendments was to cure defect il
the Colby bill of 1888 by providing for dis
sentient stockholders.
Mr.. Quimby of Clifford, and Mr.. DAME
Franklin spoke briefly in support of the
amendment, after which an adjournment was
made till Z. NJ.
IN the Senate the railroad committee unan
imously reported bill amending the char
ter of the Upper Coos railroad by giving tha
corporation practically the same right t,
enter upon and use iron of connecting rail
road as provided in the recent vetoed Hazei
bill
The bill passed under suspension of th,
rules.
bill passed under suspension of the rules
providing that towns at the next March meet
ing shall take the sense of voters on the
question of accepting the provisions of tho
free textbook law.
The bill relating to school committees ant
trustees also passed.
\ discussion on railroad measures in the
House, Friday forenoon, seems to indicate
that there is little probability of final adjourn
ment although many leaders of the Boston
4 Maine side assert that the session viii
close in the morning.
The Senate resolved itself into a committee
of the whole and heard several per
sons in favor of recalling the bill relating t,
taxation of corporations, which passed ano
has been engrossed. 1t is probable chat th'
bill will be recalled this afternoon
The house this evening adopted by vote
l34 to l5, resolutions declaring the Cover
nor's veto of the lIazen bill unconstitutional
and authorizing the transmission of the bill
to the Secretary of the State to be published
with other new laws.